Pain clinic banned from offering unproven treatment for post-COVID

A pain clinic is no longer allowed to perform an unproven lidocaine treatment for post-COVID patients. The Dutch Healthcare Authority has decided this after a report from Pijnvereniging Nederland. The organisation had objected to the treatment because there is insufficient scientific evidence for it.

The pain clinic offered the treatment as an aid for patients with long-term complaints after a COVID infection. According to Pijnvereniging Nederland, such treatments can be irresponsible if their effectiveness has not been proven. The Healthcare Authority has now decided that the clinic must stop offering this treatment.

Pijnvereniging Nederland sees the decision as an important step in protecting patients with post-COVID. According to the organisation, treatments for this group should always be based on scientific evidence. The clinic has not responded to the decision.

This report is a summary based on the mentioned source and is not medical advice. Always consult a doctor or pharmacist if you have complaints.